The Roots feat. Bilal: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch The Roots feat. Bilal play at the Tiny Desk. Did you know you can watch new Tiny Desk Concerts on ONE WEEK before they go up on YouTube? Click here: Follow NPR Music: Twitter: Instagram: Oct. 30, 2017 | Abby O’Neill -- Can you believe it? Yes, those are The Roots packed behind the Tiny Desk. Black Thought, Questlove and the crew carved out a few hours in their hectic Tonight Show schedule to visit NPR headquarters in Washington D.C. Why travel four hours for a 12-minute concert when you own the late-night airwaves? The answer can be found in the lyrics to The Roots’ new song, “It Ain’t Fair.“ Armed with the incredible vocalist Bilal, The Roots performed the signature track from Detroit, a film about the race riots in 1967. “It Ain’t Fair“ glares unflinchingly, takes a knee and raises a fist against the societal construct that has syste